![]() ![]() A full symphony orchestra can have up to 90 or more musicians. Symphonies and concertos are examples of orchestral music. Let’s get started by dissecting an orchestral score. With practice though, it’s not as hard as it sounds! This means that if you are, for example, asked to describe a chord played by the full orchestra, you will need to simultaneously transpose some notes and read some awkward clefs. You’ll have to be able to read the viola’s alto clef, and the tenor clef is likely to crop up too. You will have to bear in mind that some of the musical parts are for transposing instruments, and they will not be written at concert pitch. Usually, one of the scores will be for a full orchestra, and the other will be for a smaller group of players, for example a piano, cello and voice, or a string quartet. You can expect to find a score for any combination and any number of instruments. The first step in answering any of these questions though, is being able to read the score itself! The questions you are asked are very varied, and this part of the grade six course will help you to answer any question which might come up. ![]() The grade six music theory exam paper normally contains two separate, full-page musical scores. Grade Six Music Theory General Knowledge, Lesson 1a. ![]()
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